Constraints on axion-like particles from ultra-high-energy observations of M87 with the HAWC observatory

R. Alfaro; C. Alvarez; A. Andrés; E. Anita-Rangel; M. Araya; J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez; D. Avila Rojas; H. A. Ayala Solares; R. Babu; P. Bangale; E. Belmont-Moreno; A. Bernal; K. S. Caballero-Mora; T. Capistrán; A. Carramiñana; F. Carreón; S. Casanova; U. Cotti; J. Cotzomi; P. Desiati; E. De La Fuente; C. De León; N. Di Lalla; R. Diaz Hernandez; M. A. DuVernois; J. C. Díaz-Vélez; T. Ergin; C. Espinoza; N. Fraija; S. Fraija; J. A. García-González; F. Garfias; N. Ghosh; A. Gonzalez Muñoz; M. M. González; J. A. González; J. A. Goodman; J. Gyeong; J. P. Harding; I. Herzog; D. Huang; F. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla; A. Iriarte; S. Kaufmann; D. Kieda; A. Lara; W. H. Lee; J. Lee; H. León Vargas; J. T. Linnemann; A. L. Longinotti; G. Luis-Raya; K. Malone; O. Martinez; J. Martínez-Castro; H. Martínez-Huerta; J. A. Matthews; P. Miranda-Romagnoli; P. E. Mirón-Enriquez; J. A. Morales-Soto; E. Moreno; M. Mostafá; M. Najafi; A. Nayerhoda; L. Nellen; M. U. Nisa; R. Noriega-Papaqui; L. Olivera-Nieto; N. Omodei; M. Osorio-Archila; E. Ponce; Y. Pérez Araujo; E. G. Pérez-Pérez; A. Pratts; C. D. Rho; A. Rodriguez Parra; D. Rosa-González; M. Roth; D. Salazar-Gallegos; A. Sandoval; M. Schneider; J. Serna-Franco; A. J. Smith; Y. Son; R. W. Springer; O. Tibolla; K. Tollefson; I. Torres; R. Torres-Escobedo; E. Varela; L. Villaseñor; X. Wang; Z. Wang; I. J. Watson; H. Wu; S. Yu; X. Zhang; H. Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.dark.2026.102260

Constraints on axion-like particles from ultra-high-energy observations of M87 with the HAWC observatory

R. Alfaro
, C. Alvarez
, A. Andrés
, E. Anita-Rangel
, M. Araya
, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez
, D. Avila Rojas
, H. A. Ayala Solares
, R. Babu
, P. Bangale
, E. Belmont-Moreno
, A. Bernal
, K. S. Caballero-Mora
, T. Capistrán
, A. Carramiñana
, F. Carreón
, S. Casanova
, U. Cotti
, J. Cotzomi
, P. Desiati

E. De La Fuente, C. De León, N. Di Lalla, R. Diaz Hernandez, M. A. DuVernois, J. C. Díaz-Vélez, T. Ergin, C. Espinoza, N. Fraija, S. Fraija, J. A. García-González, F. Garfias, N. Ghosh, A. Gonzalez Muñoz, M. M. González, J. A. González, J. A. Goodman, J. Gyeong, J. P. Harding, I. Herzog, D. Huang, F. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, A. Iriarte, S. Kaufmann, D. Kieda, A. Lara, W. H. Lee, J. Lee, H. León Vargas, J. T. Linnemann, A. L. Longinotti, G. Luis-Raya, K. Malone, O. Martinez, J. Martínez-Castro, H. Martínez-Huerta, J. A. Matthews, P. Miranda-Romagnoli, P. E. Mirón-Enriquez, J. A. Morales-Soto, E. Moreno, M. Mostafá, M. Najafi, A. Nayerhoda, L. Nellen, M. U. Nisa, R. Noriega-Papaqui, L. Olivera-Nieto, N. Omodei, M. Osorio-Archila, E. Ponce, Y. Pérez Araujo, E. G. Pérez-Pérez, A. Pratts, C. D. Rho, A. Rodriguez Parra, D. Rosa-González, M. Roth, D. Salazar-Gallegos, A. Sandoval, M. Schneider, J. Serna-Franco, A. J. Smith, Y. Son, R. W. Springer, O. Tibolla, K. Tollefson, I. Torres, R. Torres-Escobedo, E. Varela, L. Villaseñor, X. Wang, Z. Wang, I. J. Watson, H. Wu, S. Yu, X. Zhang, H. Zhou

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Original language	English
Article number	102260
Journal	Physics of the Dark Universe
Volume	52
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2026.102260
State	Published - Jan 2026

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Astroparticle physics
Axion-like particles
Dark matter
Extragalactic astronomy
Gamma-ray observatories
Relativistic jets

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Alfaro, R., Alvarez, C., Andrés, A., Anita-Rangel, E., Araya, M., Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C., Avila Rojas, D., Ayala Solares, H. A., Babu, R., Bangale, P., Belmont-Moreno, E., Bernal, A., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Capistrán, T., Carramiñana, A., Carreón, F., Casanova, S., Cotti, U., Cotzomi, J., ... Zhou, H. (2026). Constraints on axion-like particles from ultra-high-energy observations of M87 with the HAWC observatory. Physics of the Dark Universe, 52, Article 102260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2026.102260

Alfaro, R, Alvarez, C, Andrés, A, Anita-Rangel, E, Araya, M, Arteaga-Velázquez, JC, Avila Rojas, D, Ayala Solares, HA, Babu, R, Bangale, P, Belmont-Moreno, E, Bernal, A, Caballero-Mora, KS, Capistrán, T, Carramiñana, A, Carreón, F, Casanova, S, Cotti, U, Cotzomi, J, Desiati, P, De La Fuente, E, De León, C, Di Lalla, N, Diaz Hernandez, R, DuVernois, MA, Díaz-Vélez, JC, Ergin, T, Espinoza, C, Fraija, N, Fraija, S, García-González, JA, Garfias, F, Ghosh, N, Gonzalez Muñoz, A, González, MM, González, JA, Goodman, JA, Gyeong, J, Harding, JP, Herzog, I, Huang, D, Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F, Iriarte, A, Kaufmann, S, Kieda, D, Lara, A, Lee, WH, Lee, J, León Vargas, H, Linnemann, JT, Longinotti, AL, Luis-Raya, G, Malone, K, Martinez, O, Martínez-Castro, J, Martínez-Huerta, H, Matthews, JA, Miranda-Romagnoli, P, Mirón-Enriquez, PE, Morales-Soto, JA, Moreno, E, Mostafá, M, Najafi, M, Nayerhoda, A, Nellen, L, Nisa, MU, Noriega-Papaqui, R, Olivera-Nieto, L, Omodei, N, Osorio-Archila, M, Ponce, E, Pérez Araujo, Y, Pérez-Pérez, EG, Pratts, A, Rho, CD, Rodriguez Parra, A, Rosa-González, D, Roth, M, Salazar-Gallegos, D, Sandoval, A, Schneider, M, Serna-Franco, J, Smith, AJ, Son, Y, Springer, RW, Tibolla, O, Tollefson, K, Torres, I, Torres-Escobedo, R, Varela, E, Villaseñor, L, Wang, X, Wang, Z, Watson, IJ, Wu, H, Yu, S, Zhang, X & Zhou, H 2026, 'Constraints on axion-like particles from ultra-high-energy observations of M87 with the HAWC observatory', Physics of the Dark Universe, vol. 52, 102260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2026.102260

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